Make the implicit explicit

I recently listened to an insightful conversation between HBR IdeaCast host, Alison Beard, and UT Austin business professor, Andrew Brodsky on the nuances of virtual communication. Turns out, there’s a lot to it! In the discussion, Dr. Brodsky noted that now that we have fewer face-to-face meetings (yes even with full RTO), we haven’t thought very […]

Permission to Play

When people ask me about how to best onboard new employees, I always reference child psychologist Dr. Penelope Leach’s saying, “Start as you mean to go on.” In the world of child rearing that means, if you want to raise a well-mannered teen…make sure your toddler knows not to throw her Cheerios on the floor. […]

We need to talk about the V-word…

(No, not the one you’re thinking of!) Another session from the Aspen Ideas Festival that really got me thinking was between author and researcher Brené Brown and AI scholar Kate Crawford. The conversation, “AI and the Human Spirit,” centered around the question, “what does it mean to lead, relate and live well in a world increasingly […]

bot or not?

If you’re like me, every day you get bombarded with unsolicited emails, texts, calls, and DMs trying to get you to buy something (or vote for someone). It’s exhausting! I try to stay on top of it by dedicating regular time to “clean up” my emails and unsubscribe from the madness. Last month, I was in […]

You better think!

There’s a line in a recent Fast Company article that stopped me in my tracks: “Thinking is a premium—and yet it is also the very thing that is most at risk.” YIKES! We’re living through what the article calls the triple threat of modern work: In case you had to reread this paragraph five times already, you’re not […]

Can AI make leaders more human?

Over the weekend, I read More Human: How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter. The title caught my attention—because the idea that AI can actually make us more human seemed like an oxymoron! After all, I’m all about finding that sweet spot between tech and connect—using technology […]

Can A.I. Replace the Art of Being Human?

Hank Azaria spent nearly four decades creating over 100 distinct voices for The Simpsons. But with all of the advances in A.I., he wonders: can technology really replicate his art? His answer? “I’d like to think that no matter how much an A.I. version of Moe or Snake or Chief Wiggum will sound like my voice, […]

don’t swap Gen Z for AI

Last week I came across a Newsweek article titled, “Companies Are Quickly Firing Gen Z Employees.” It’s worth a read, but the gist is that businesses are concerned that recent college grads are unprepared for work and lack both communication skills and professionalism. In fact, six in ten employers who have hired college grads have already fired grads hired […]

Is ChatGPT real writing?

Last week I was creating a document for an upcoming project. The person who helped me create the document casually called upon ChatGPT to insert some placeholder text for the copy that I would be ultimately writing. I thought—NO WAY! Not my work. As a writer, I like my own voice, and I’m going to […]

Get human with AI

One of the feistiest sessions I attended at the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival was on AI and Global Learning. Go figure! The discussions were intense and thought-provoking, with perspectives ranging from: Kaya Henderson, co-founder and CEO of Reconstruction and one of the panelists, summed it up perfectly: “We don’t need to decide if it’s good […]